A memoir-in-essays from former pinup model and lead singer of Nylon Pink Kaila Yu, reckoning with being an object of Asian fetish and how media, pop culture, and colonialism contributed to the oversexualization of Asian women.
Candid and intimate ... Yu’s debut fuses critique, historical examination and feminist contemplation with an unsparing account of her personal journey ... This is an unstinting and necessary read.
Sharp, sometimes caustic ... It’s an immense pleasure to read Yu as she does that unraveling with a ruthless gaze and a razor-sharp pen. This leaves a mark.
This is a raw memoir, and Yu expertly balances visceral, emotional scenes from her life with trenchant social criticism. A disturbing but well-told memoir about the true costs of Asian fetishization.
